Alp Germaner's designs that POP

Nothing could be more boring than a stand for brochures--unless it's seen the ministrations of an expert industrial designer like Alp Germaner. The South Africa-based designer brings a fresh look to Point-of-Purchase and Point-of-Sale, both of which are often viewed as the redheaded stepchild of industrial design.

Germaner is currently working as a Senior Designer for Johannesburg-based Pop2Position (the firm that owns the intellectual rights to many of the designs shown above). Check out more of Germaner's work, including transportation, retail, signage, and furniture design, on Coroflot.

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